Kernell,D (1867) - Maneclang,T (1615) [E00]
City Championship 2006,
[Chess Tiger 14.0 (60s)]
E00: Catalan Bogo-Indian (3 g3 Bb4+) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.a3 last book move 3...d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 [4...dxc4 5.e3=] 5.Nf3 [5.e3 dxc4 6.Bxc4 a6=] 5...Be7 [5...dxc4 6.e4=] 6.Bg5 [6.Bf4 Nh5 7.Be5 Nxe5 8.dxe5 c6=] 6...c5 [6...dxc4 7.e3=] 7.cxd5 [7.e3 cxd4 8.Qxd4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 0–0=] 7...exd5 8.e3 [8.g3 0–0 White is slightly better] 8...0–0 [8...c4 9.Be2=] 9.Bd3 White is slightly better  9...Re8 [9...c4 10.Bb1 White is slightly better] 10.0–0 a6 Consolidates b5 11.Bc2 Qc7 [11...b5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.b4 White is slightly better] 12.dxc5 White is better Qxc5 13.Rc1 Qa5 14.Qd4 [14.Bb1 Nf8 White is better] 14...Nf8 15.b4 Qxa3 16.Ra1 [16.Nxd5?! Nxd5 17.Bxe7 Nxe7 White is a little better] 16...Qxb4 17.Qxb4 [17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Qxb4 Bxb4 19.Nxd5 Be7 White wins] 17...Bxb4 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Nxd5 Be7 20.Nc7 Bd7 21.Be4 [21.Rfb1 Ra7 22.Nxe8 Bxe8 with a won game for White] 21...Rab8 [21...f5 22.Bd5 (22.Bxb7 is no comparison 22...Ra7 Black is a little better) 22...Rab8 23.Nxe8 Bxe8 24.Nd4 White wins] 22.Nxe8 Bxe8 [Better is 22...f5 23.Bxf5 Bxf5 but White wins ] 23.Rfb1 f5 [23...Bb5 24.Nd4 f5 25.Bxf5 White wins ] 24.Rxb7 Rxb7 25.Bxb7 Ne6 26.Nd4 [26.Rxa6!? makes it even easier for White 26...Nc7 27.Ra1 Bd7 White wins ] 26...Bf6 27.Rxa6 Bd7 [27...Bxd4 is no salvation 28.exd4 Nxd4 29.Rd6] 28.Nxe6 [28.Nxf5 might be the shorter path 28...Be5] 28...fxe6 [28...Bxe6 doesn't improve anything 29.Bc8] 29.Rd6 Bb5 [29...Ba4 does not solve anything 30.Rxe6 Kg7 31.e4] 30.Rxe6 [30.Bc8 keeps an even firmer grip 30...Bc4 31.Bxe6+ Bxe6 32.Rxe6 Kf7 and White wins ] 30...Kg7 [30...Kf7 does not help much 31.Bd5 Bd7 32.Rb6+ Ke7 33.f4 White wins ] 31.Rb6 [31.Ba6 and White can already relax 31...Bxa6 32.Rxa6 h5] 31...Be8 [31...Bd3 doesn't get the cat off the tree 32.f4] 32.Bd5 [32.Bc8!? keeps an even firmer grip 32...Kg6] 32...h5 [32...Be7 does not improve anything 33.Kf1] 33.g3 [33.Bc6 seems even better 33...Bxc6 34.Rxc6 Kf7 White wins ] 33...Bc3 34.h4 [34.f4 and White can already relax 34...Ba5 35.Re6 Bg6 White wins ] 34...Ba5 35.Rb7+ [35.Ra6 might be the shorter path 35...Be1 White wins ] 35...Kf6 36.Kg2 Bg6 [36...Be1 is not much help 37.Rb6+ Kg7 38.Be6 White wins ] 37.Rb5 [¹37.Kf3!? makes it even easier for White 37...Be1] 37...Bc7 38.Kf3 [38.f4 might be the shorter path 38...Be8 39.Rb7 Ba5 White wins ] 38...Be5 [38...Be8 doesn't change anything anymore 39.Rb7 Bd6 40.Rb6] 39.Bc4 [39.Rb6+!? keeps an even firmer grip 39...Kg7 White wins ] 39...Bc7 40.Rc5 Be5 41.Rxe5 [41.Rc6+ and White has triumphed 41...Kg7 42.Re6 White wins ] 41...Kxe5 42.Bg8 Be8 43.Bh7 [43.Bb3 makes it even easier for White 43...Bc6+ 44.Ke2 Bb5+ 45.Kd2 Bc6 White wins ] 43...Bf7 [43...Bc6+ 44.Ke2 Bb5+ 45.Kd2 White wins ] 44.e4 fxe4+ 45.Bxe4 [45.Ke3 seems even better 45...Be8] 45...Be8 46.Ke3 Bf7 47.f4+ [47.f3 and White can already relax 47...Be8 48.Bd3 Bf7]  1-0